
Non-invasive Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment Plans
By Amy Chapman, Clinic Manager/C. Ped (C)
The onset of Covid halted elective surgeries across the world. Our health care professionals had to focus on the pandemic and caring for those affected. This led to a backlog in elective surgeries and an ever-growing wait list for routine surgeries, such as knee replacements. Patients are left waiting and suffering in pain with unknown timelines and expectations. This typically causes people to decrease their activity levels, which can lead to further health complications such as diabetes, high blood pressure and further injury. Our goal is to keep people moving while working with them to managing their pain levels. Movement needs to be easy and comfortable, and we can remove the barriers that are causing someone to take on a more sedentary lifestyle. Pedorthists have always worked with a patient’s health care team to provide non-invasive treatment plan solutions that can help delay a potential surgery or help to manage pain while waiting for surgery. The backlog in elective surgeries, means that our services are needed more than ever.